Catherine:
Luckily you don't have to meet anyone in a back alley or make phone calls using "code" in order to get a fix!!!! LOL. Yeah - the board is not exactly using a Betty Ford Addiction Center approach, more of a "if a few make you feel better, maybe a few more will make you feel GREAT"! sort of path to recovery; as a Social Worker we would call this technique "flooding" - overdoing something to make the person sick of it; it DOES NOT work with orchids.
But you have to remember, you are mingling with a bunch of unabashed orchid addicts - you think we are going help you find a cure? Sorry - hate to open your eyes to the real world, but there is no known cure for this particular habit. You will only find support for your weakness as we encourage you to feed your craving more and more!!
Go get another orchid then come back and post some more.
See --- we can't help it.
Sorry,
Steve
P.S. - not only are orchid addictive, but I have found that addiction also spreads to the Orchid Board. I find my morning coffee tastes better while I am reading the new posts. Then Lunch always calls for another "hit", and Supper is always washed down with a visit.
Actually this is a great place for someone like me to connect with others - I am somewhat home-bound and when not here I am sitting with my mother who is very ill. The Board allows me a distraction from some of the issues I am dealing with right now.
Hope you find the same release here as I have - it's a very civilized, very friendly place to relax and talk to others who know more than I - and perhaps share some of what I have picked up in all the years and with all money I have thrown at this "addiction". Enjoyed your post!
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